Sohung County Explained

Sŏhŭng County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:	瑞興郡
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Sŏhŭng-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Seoheung-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	North Hwanghae Province
Area Total Km2:	566.14
Population As Of:	2008
Population Total:	100,887
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions

Sŏhŭng County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.

History

In 1952, during the Korean War, the North Koreans established a military training school in Sohung County called the Kumgang Political Institute with approximately 1,500 cadets.^[1] It was headed by South Korean Kim Ung-bin.

Administrative divisions

Sŏhŭng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 20 ri (villages):

Sŏhŭng-ŭp
Chajang-ri
Ch'ŏngp'o-ri
Hwabong-ri
Hwagong-ri
Kach'ang-ri
Kŏmul-li
Kosŏng-ri
Kŭmsŭng-ri
Munmu-ri
Namhal-li

Paekyang-ri
Pŏmal-li
Pongha-ri
Rakchol-li
Sindang-ri
Songwŏl-li
Taep'yŏng-ri
Unch'ŏl-li
Yangam-ri
Yangsa-ri

, Sohung county had a population of around 100,000 people, with approximately 30,000 of these living in Sohung town.^[2]

Transportation

Sŏhŭng county is served by the P'yŏngbu line of the Korean State Railway.

References

38.4264°N 126.1681°W

Notes and References

Book: McCann . David Richard . War and Democracy: A Comparative Study of the Korean War and the Peloponnesian War . Strauss . Barry S. . 2001 . M.E. Sharpe . 978-0-7656-0694-5 . 170 . en.
Web site: Improving sustainable access to drinking water and sanitation facilities . 2023-12-15 . www.trianglegh.org.